سُوْرَةُ الْجُمُعَةِ

Surah Al-Jumu'a (62) — Ayah 7

Friday · Medinan · Juz 28 · Page 553

وَلَا يَتَمَنَّوْنَهُۥٓ أَبَدًۢا بِمَا قَدَّمَتْ أَيْدِيهِمْ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌۢ بِٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ ﴿7﴾
But they will never long for it (death), because of what (deeds) their hands have sent before them! And Allâh knows well the Zâlimûn (polytheists, wrong-doers, disbelievers).
وَلَا walā But not
يَتَمَنَّوْنَهُۥٓ yatamannawnahu they will wish for it
أَبَدًۢا abadan ever
بِمَا bimā for what
قَدَّمَتْ qaddamat (have) sent forth
أَيْدِيهِمْ ۚ aydīhim their hands
وَٱللَّهُ wal-lahu And Allah
عَلِيمٌۢ ʿalīmun (is) All-Knowing
بِٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ bil-ẓālimīna of the wrongdoers

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7. 1. That is, due to the disbelief and sins, and the distortion and alteration they have committed in the Divine Book, they will never wish for death.

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7. But they will never wish for it, because of what their hands have sent before them [12], and Allah knows well the wrongdoers.

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Why Do the Jews Not Wish for Death?

But the reality was completely the opposite. After the revelation of this verse, they did not even falsely or verbally wish for death just to prove their claim true. This is because they are fully aware of their own misdeeds and are convinced in their hearts that upon dying, instead of Paradise, they will be sent straight to Hell. Therefore, not only do they not wish for death, but they are extremely greedy to live as long as possible.